The Georgetown Hoyas’ search for their next head coach following the dismissal of Patrick Ewing appears to be near the finish line. According to multiple reports, the university has pegged Providence head coach Ed Cooley to lead the program going forward.
According to Fox broadcaster and reporter John Fanta, a Big East insider, Georgetown is expected to be offering the long-time head coach upwards of $6 million to take over the program.
Cooley, 53, will leave Providence after 12 seasons with the program, leading the Friars to a 242-153 record over his time with the program. He also led the program to one Big East Regular Season title in 2022 and one Big East Tournament title in 2014.
Cooley was named the Big East Coach of the Year and Naismith College Coach of the Year for the Friars 2021-2022 season in which they went 27-6 including 14-3 in conference play. The Friars made it to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 before being knocked out by the eventual national champions, the Kansas Jayhawks. During his 12 seasons, the Friars made seven NCAA Tournament appearances.
Prior to his time with Providence, the Rhode Island native also spent five seasons with the Fairfield Stags of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, leading the Stags to a 92-69 record including 58-32 in MAAC play.
Georgetown will hope Cooley will be able to turn around the historic program that has fallen on hard times over the last decade. Under Ewing, the Hoyas were 75-109 including 28-81 in Big East conference games. This past season, they went 7-25 including 2-18 in conference play, a second straight season in which they won less than 10 games after going 6-25 in the 2021-2022 season.
Since the 2012-2013 season, the Hoyas have only made the NCAA Tournament twice. Despite their struggles over the past decade, the program still is top-25 all-time in tournament appearances with 31.
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